Earth Space Unit 4 Vocab

Front

Chemical or physical breakdown of rocks, soils, or minerals at Earth's surface

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Weathering

Front

Transport of weathered sediments by water, wind, ice, or gravity

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Erosion

Front

Rock formed by extreme heat/pressure inside Earth.

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Metamorphic rock

Front

Rock formed from compacted sediments or precipitated from liquid.

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Sedimentary rock

Front

Process of laying down sediments in a deposit

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Sedimentation

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Processes by which rocks change types

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rock cycle

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Solid that separates from liquid when it evaporates.

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precipitate

Front

Rock formed from cooled magma/lava

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Igneous rock

Front

Formation of mineral crystals as molten rock cools

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Crystallization

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Process where existing rock transforms into metamorphic rock due to extreme heat/pressure.

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metamorphism